{"id":13151,"date":"2015-01-27T17:12:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T22:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=13151"},"modified":"2015-01-27T17:12:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T22:12:52","slug":"news-and-analysis-112715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=13151","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/27\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dismissing speculation that a retaking of Mosul is imminant, an unidentified U.S. official said the Islamic State \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wants to draw security forces into a prolonged, urban, street-by-street combat. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not going to fall for that&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/us-sees-kobani-as-key-win-but-mosul-may-require-new-tactics\/2015\/01\/27\/5fedecf8-a659-11e4-a162-121d06ca77f1_story.html\">US Sees Kobani as Key Win, but Mosul May Require New Tactics<\/a> (AP \/ Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carson has been congratulated by &#8220;rabbis, pastors, of course imams and other leaders &#8230;, because many of them know my law enforcement background&#8230; [W]hen folks have a true sense of what this country is about, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re distracted easily by the few dissenters that are out there&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/230801-carson-brings-muslim-voice-to-intel-panel\">Carson Brings Muslim Voice to Intel Panel<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;The release likely signals the Houthi rebels&#8217; readiness for a de-escalation of the crisis that has gripped Yemen. Earlier, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had set his aide&#8217;s freedom as a top demand in order to reconsider his resignation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/shiite-rebel-official-abducted-aide-yemens-leader-freed-28511967\">Yemen&#8217;s Shiite Rebels Release Abducted Aide of President <\/a>(AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">According the Philippine Secretary of Sate, the unit\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;strayed into territory controlled by the MILF &#8230;, and a &#8216;misencounter&#8217; ensued.\u00c2\u00a0The government had not been seeking to sabotage the peace agreement with the MILF by carrying out the operation without their knowledge&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/26\/asia\/indonesia-airasia-transportation-minister\/index.html\">43 Philippine Police Killed by Muslim Rebels While Hunting Bomb Makers<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"articleText\">&#8220;By decrying the sweep of eavesdropping on Palestinians, &#8230;the move opened a window on clandestine practices&#8221; such &#8216;as the gathering of Palestinians&#8217; private information &#8211; [e.g.], sexual preferences or health problems &#8220;that might be used to extort people into becoming informants&#8217;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/01\/26\/us-israel-palestinians-military-idUSKBN0KZ27F20150126?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews\">Israeli Intel Unit Drops Soldiers Who Refused to Spy on Palestinians<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the unIslamic activities Zakariyah denounced were &#8220;distorted implementation of Shari\u00e2\u20ac\u2122a law&#8221;; &#8220;absence of any consultation&#8221;; &#8220;numerous human rights violations&#8221;; and\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;a distorted form of the Holy Jihad, which resulted countless innocent Somali citizens being killed&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dalsanradio.com\/articles\/10716\/Somali-Government-welcomes-former-Al-Shabaab-members-renouncing-violence\">Somali Government Welcomes Former Al-Shabaab Member&#8217;s Renouncing Violence<\/a> (Dalsan Radio)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Last April, a Cairo appeals court upheld the sentence given to Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel for taking part in an unauthorised protest.\u00c2\u00a0Tuesday&#8217;s ruling by the Court of Cassation meant all legal avenues had now been exhausted&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-31008812\">Egypt Activists Lose Final Appeal at Protest Sentences<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;By distorting Islamic teachings and history, Graham promotes intolerance, encourages extremism and chills speech&#8221; &#8212; <span class=\"-newsgate-character-cci-tagline-credit-\">Charles C. Haynes, senior scholar at the First Amendment Center &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecalifornian.com\/story\/news\/2015\/01\/27\/duke-muslims-politics-intimidation\/22361451\/\">Duke, Muslims and the Politics of Intimidation<\/a> (Californian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and, ironically, the bell tower of which the Muslim students were denied use &#8220;is a replica of the Islamic prayer-call\u00c2\u00a0minaret, brought to Latin-Europe by St. Francis of Assisi\u00c2\u00a0(1181-1226) from which the Muslims were denied use m his missionary travels to the Islamic lands&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=13148\">Muslims and Bell-Tower Controversy<\/a> (Minaret of Freedom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; in any case, &#8220;the <em>adhan <\/em>can be good for everyone &#8212; even for those who aren&#8217;t Muslim, and for those who don&#8217;t believe in God&#8230;. The <em>adhan<\/em> can help us recall what gives our lives meaning, and can help us cultivate an attitude of gratefulness&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jordan-denari\/why-we-need-the-islamic-c_b_6532046.html\">Why We Need the Islamic Call to Prayer at American Universities<\/a> (Huffington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dismissing speculation that a retaking of Mosul is imminant, an unidentified U.S. official said the Islamic State \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wants to draw security forces into a prolonged, urban, street-by-street combat. 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